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GEE Indicator Type 62A
Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, 80/R/705
GEE was a radio navigation aid with few components, enabling it to be fitted easily to most aircraft requiring a navigator. It acquired a reputation of being simple to operate and gained the nickname ‘the goon box’ as anybody could use it.
Squadron Leader Arthur Scarf, VC
Photographs, In Storage, PC76/23/35
As a pilot in 1941, Squadron Leader Arthur Stewart King Scarf was the only member of the RAF to be awarded the Victoria Cross for service in East Asia during the Second World War
Flying Helmet Type E
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 81/U/622
Originally issued as a lightweight helmet for the crews of Coastal Command, the Type E later replaced the Type D helmet as the standard headgear for crews operating in tropical areas.
Aircraft Marshalling Wand
Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 81/R/793
Aircraft can be awkward to manouevre safely when on the ground. Aircraft marshalling is a way for ground crew to assist in ground manouevres by visually communicating with the pilot using a series of standardised hand signals. Illuminated wands such as the one displayed here are used in conditions of poor visibility.
Service Dress Cap Badge of a Warrant Officer, Ptn 1920
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Three/Four, 76/U/477
This is 1920 pattern service dress cap badge, worn by RAF Warrant Officers.
RAF Voluntary Musician Badge, 1933 Pattern
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Three/Four, 71/U/990
This pin, mounted on a gold plate, bears the 1933 pattern badge of the Royal Air Force Band: a 5-string lyre flanked by sprigs of oak leaves.
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